Volume 1, Number 2
Nov 1975

It Isn't Too Late for a Very Special Christmas Gift

This time of year, we start receiving a lot of work with a
December 24th deadline from people who have gotten the idea (usually
without our suggesting it) of binding a book especially as a
Christmas present.

The types of books chosen for binding vary, but not surprisingly,
all seem to relate to shared values, sentiment, or
experiences....Bibles, Correspondence, Scrapbooks and Albums,
Favorite Authors, Genealogies, and so on.

There is a lot of cross-generation giving too. To take two
examples, parents may pass on their favorite children's books to
their own children, looking forward to evenings of reading them
together; or grown children may give their retired parents an
antique atlas of the county they grew up in.

Many of these customers are using a binder's services for the
first time, and do not realize that we usually need six weeks to do
the work. To take pressure off this situation, we have prepared
attractive gift certificates which read as follows:

We are pleased to inform you that ______ has made
you a special present of ______ toward the binding of a book. We look
forward to planning this binding with you. Best wishes. ACADEMY BOOK
BINDERY

On books for which the certificate would be inappropriate, we are
able to provide a quicker job by adding a $5.00 rush charge to the
bill. (DON'T DELAY!) Because of the time needed for fine
bookbinding, some decide to give the book for Easter, a birthday, or
even order now for next Christmas. Whenever given, it makes a very
special and much appreciated gift.